WP 6 – Refining of BCs and Advanced Applications

Objective: to ensure that the resulting BCs produced in WP 4 and WP 5 will be implemented in key industrial technologies adding thus value to biowaste, closing loops in biowaste utilisation and linking the biowaste sector with materials and chemical industries.

Main tasks:

Development of low-cost BC-derived adsorbents for CO2 capture in post-combustion

Development of low-cost BC-derived adsorbents for biogas desulphurisation

Development of novel metal/BC-supported catalysts for hydrogen production from pyrolysis gas

Development of novel magnetic catalysts for 5-HMF synthesis through HTC

WP 7 – Sequential Biochar Systems

Lead Beneficiary: UEdin

Other partners involved: UGent, UHOH, AVA-CO2, Freeland

ESRs involved: ESR 13, ESR 14

Objective: to integrate expertise across the network, focusing on identifying synergistic sequences for BC uses, spanning engineering, agricultural and horticultural applications, in order to maximise the added value and minimise carbon footprint across the whole chain.

Main tasks:

Characterisation of BCs and BC-derived materials with the view of their final land use

Identifying opportunities for sequential uses of biochar

WP 4 – Pyrolysis Conversion Routes for Dry Feedstocks

Lead Beneficiary: UGent

Other partners involved: UNIZAR, AstonU, FHG, Organics, DBFZ, Pyreg

ESRs involved: ESR 1, ESR 2, ESR 3; ESR 4

Objective: developing engineered pyrolysis processes –that can be taken to market– from dry biowaste sources with the view to produce tailor-made BCs.

Main tasks:

Selection of several dry waste biomass samples in terms of potential sustainability